Star Trek: Discovery
Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 9/10Big-budget spectacleBlockbuster-scale production values.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10HopefulPersistent optimism in the face of adversity.This show: 7/10Deep worldbuildingDense lore that rewards immersion.This show: 7/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Sonequa Martin-GreenAnthony RappDoug JonesMary WisemanEmily CouttsWilson Cruz
Written by
Bryan FullerAlex KurtzmanGretchen J. BergAaron Harberts
Starring
Sonequa Martin-GreenAnthony RappDoug JonesMary WisemanEmily CouttsWilson Cruz
Written by
Bryan FullerAlex KurtzmanGretchen J. BergAaron Harberts
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Star Trek: Discovery Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | ||
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| S1 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | |
| S2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | ||
| S3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | |||
| S4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 | |||
| S5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
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About
"Trek's classic optimism run through modern serialized drama"
Star Trek: Discovery follows the USS Discovery crew, led by first officer Michael Burnham, as a mysterious new ship and crew attempt to hold the Federation together amid war and cosmic threats. It starts as a prequel to the original series before leaping centuries into the future. The tone is serialized and emotionally heavy, trading episodic mystery-solving for arc-driven crises, personal trauma, and high-stakes spectacle. Visually lavish and fast-paced, it leans hard into melodrama and found-family bonds, which either deepens your investment or feels like a departure from what older Trek fans expect.
Watch it for
the ambitious visual scale and Sonequa Martin-Green's committed lead performance carrying emotionally intense arcs.
Maybe skip if
you prefer episodic, exploration-driven Trek over continuous serialized melodrama and personal trauma.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12017
7.587K1511h 17m
After a century of silence, war erupts between the Federation and Klingon Empire, with a disgraced Starfleet officer at the center of the conflict.
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Season 22019
7.562K1411h 54m
After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, season two finds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joining forces with Captain Christopher Pike on a new mission to investigate seven mysterious red signals and the appearance of an unknown being called the Red Angel. While the crew must work together to unravel their meaning and origin, Michael Burnham is forced to face her past with the return of her estranged brother, Spock.
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Season 32020
6.753K1311h 11m
After making the jump in the second season finale, season three finds the U.S.S. Discovery crew dropping out of the wormhole and into an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must together fight to regain a hopeful future.
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Season 42021
5.839K1311h 8m
After season three finds the U.S.S. Discovery crew in an unknown future far from the home they once knew, the space explorers encounter an unpredictable gravitational anomaly that could bring their journey to an end. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must work together to restore hope to the Federation.
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Season 52024
6.318K109h 20m
The fifth and final season finds Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well ... dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Sonequa Martin-Green Michael Burnham, Cmdr. Michael Burnham
Anthony Rapp Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets, Paul Stamets, Cmdr. Paul Stamets
Doug Jones Saru, Cmdr. Saru, Capt. Saru
Mary Wiseman Sylvia Tilly, Ensign Sylvia Tilly, Lt. Sylvia Tilly
Emily Coutts Lt. Keyla Detmer, Keyla Detmer, Lt. Cmdr. Keyla Detmer
Wilson Cruz Dr. Hugh Culber
Patrick Kwok-Choon Lt. Gen Rhys, Lt. Cmdr. Gen Rhys, Rhys
Oyin Oladejo Lt. Joann Owosekun, Lt. Cmdr. Joann Owosekun, Joann Owosekun
Ronnie Rowe Lt. R.A. Bryce, Lt. Cmdr. R.A. Bryce, Bryce
Sara Mitich Lt. Nilsson, Airiam, Lt. Cmdr. Nilsson
Crew
Bryan Fuller
Alex Kurtzman
Gretchen J. Berg
Aaron Harberts
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